Background
Prevatte, Elias Jesse was born on September 20, 1911 in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Lawrence and Sarah Margaret (Ausley) Prevatte.
Prevatte, Elias Jesse was born on September 20, 1911 in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Lawrence and Sarah Margaret (Ausley) Prevatte.
Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University, 1932. Bachelor of Laws, Wake Forest University, 1936.
Judge Brunswick County Ct, 1944. County attorney Brunswick County, 1942—1946, 1948—1950, 1956—1972. City attorney Southport, North Carolina, 1946—1948, 1973—1976.
District attorney Brunswick County, North Carolina, 1950—1952. Senior partner Prevatte, Prevatte, & Peterson, Southport, since 1968. Attorney Brunswick County Board Education, since 1979.
Board director United Carolina Bank, Southport. Member executive committee North Carolina Baptist State Convention, 1955—1965.
God never intended nor desired for a single person to go to Hell. Sin caused a separation between God and man, and that Jesus’ death on the cross is the only bridge to cross from death to life. This bridge, however, is accessible by anyone at anytime.
When peaceful alternatives have failed, the force of arms may regretfully be preferable to unchecked aggression, tyranny and genocide.
Trustee Baptist Hospitals Medical Ctr. Board visitors Wake Forest University Medical Center, 1976—1978. Member of American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, Shriners Club, Masons Club, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Oak Island Golf & Country Club.
Married Flora Clark, May 1, 1938. 1 child Donna Prevatte Maynor. Married Amaretta Bennett, July 17, 1954.